Episode 96: Why Church?

This week, we’re tackling why church matters and why it should matter to us. Do we actually need to be involved with a local group of believers? What difference does it make in our lives? We discuss that Jesus died for the church and therefore we must care for it. This Christian faith is meant […]

Episode 95: What You Signed Up For

Most of us would shun the idea of a true “prosperity gospel.” We would be horrified at being promised riches and fame for becoming a believer. But how often do we settle for a lesser form of a false gospel when we believe that Christ came to make us happy and make our lives easy? This […]

The 100 Day Project: cultivating joy in a life that needs grit

In last week’s Sunday email, I shared that I have been going through life with a lot of determination but lacking some of my usual enthusiasm. The Christian life is represented as a battle but Jesus also promises us joy. We don’t have to stay in the camp of only one: balance in all things. […]

Episode 94: Operating from Your Identity

We promised you an episode on identity and here it is! What happens when we don’t know or believe what God says about Himself or us? We’re left spending our lives seeking the approval of others or developing our sense of self-worth. We need to find our worth in Christ. That allows us to focus […]

Favorite Things: March Edition

It’s spring! Ok, here in Kentucky we had snow last week but technically, it’s spring. So let’s celebrate with some favorite things! My Current Worship Playlist: I made a new worship playlist and it’s on pretty much all day. It’s a mix of TobyMac, Christy Nockels, Mandisa, and even a few songs that I listened […]

Broken Ankle: Round Two (Ding, Ding)

Sunday night I came home from church and started playing basketball with the boys. Justin had taken the two older boys to Kingsport with him the day before to drop off some furniture and pick up the goal, and I had kept the two smaller boys home (one was sick) and cleaned up the office […]

Episode 93: Why We Talk about Women’s Issues

We talk about women’s issues a lot on this podcast. But we realized that we’ve never broken down why we think it’s important to have these discussions. Why does what we believe about being a woman matter? We want to obey the Bible. We operate from our identity. Our beliefs about gender are foundational to […]